James Oliver Curwood was an early 20th century writer who lived in Michigan, where he published several novels a year. Curwood loved the outdoors and is known for his conservation efforts. On a hunting trip Curwood was about to kill a bear when he was almost attacked by the bear. The bear for some reason let him live. After this experience Curwood stopped hunting. In the preface to The Grizzly King Curwood says that the true thrill of the hunt in not in the killing but in letting the animal live. By writing this romantic tale of life in the wild Curwood felt he was in some way repaying the debt he feels for the 4 bears he once killed.
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Disturbing and thought provoking and beautifully descriptive,
By Sparse Grey Hackle (Boulder, Utah) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Grizzly King (Kindle Edition)
Sure its romantic pap, but it is very well written pap, and it is without question the most beautifully descriptive book on bears I ever read.
The author's love of the high country and it's wildlife is obvious in every page. The Disney anti-hunting, anti-American movie " The Bear" was based on this short book, a novella really, and the movie fell far short of the book. This book is right up there with the original "Bambi" and "Where the Red Fern Grows" in capturing the feel of nature and the animals found in it.
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With the silence and immobility of a great reddish-tinted, rock, Thor stood for many minutes looking out over his domain. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
clay wallow, big grizzly, last fish Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Valley of Silent Men, Roscoe Cummins, Bighorn Highway, Rocky Mountains, Bruce Otto, Hudson's Bay New!
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With the silence and immobility of a great reddish-tinted, rock, Thor stood for many minutes looking out over his domain. Read the first page Key Phrases - Statistically Improbable Phrases (SIPs): (learn more)
clay wallow, big grizzly, last fish Key Phrases - Capitalized Phrases (CAPs): (learn more)
Valley of Silent Men, Roscoe Cummins, Bighorn Highway, Rocky Mountains, Bruce Otto, Hudson's Bay New!
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Front Cover | Table of Contents | First Pages | Surprise Me!
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- Wildlife Films by Derek Bouse on 9 pages
- Bears: An Altitude SuperGuide (Altitude Superguides) by Kevin Van Tighem on page 19, and page 43
- Baree Son Of Kazan by James Oliver Curwood in Front Matter
- Where the Red Fern Grows: Student Editon Grade 7 (Literature Connections) by Houghton Mifflin Company on page 308
- New York Times Essential Library: Children's Movies: A Critic's Guide to the Best Films Available on Video and DVD by Peter M. Nichols on page 23
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